Health & Fitness

Bath

Apthorp Centre for Chiropractic & Holistic Therapies
Apthorp Centre, Weston Rd. Tel: 01225 423333. Web: www.apthorpcentre.com • Various treatments and practitioners, including clinical psychologist, acupuncturist, nutritionist, holistic vet, body control Pilates. Some practitioners may offer student rates.

Barnes Sports Clinic
50 Box Rd, Bathford. Tel: 01225 859047. Web: www.barnesclinic-school.com • Huge range of services includes personal fitness training, innovative fitness programmes, extensive gym, martial arts, self-defence.

Baskerville’s Health & Fitness Club
Englishcombe Court, Englishcombe Lane. Tel: 01225 316444. Web: www.baskervillesgym.co.uk • Top gymnastics set-up. Loads of apparatus, ace weights room. Daytime and evening fitness classes. Membership available.

Bath Natural Health Clinic
Alexander House, James St West. Tel: 01225 313153. Web: www.bathnaturalhealthclinic.co.uk • Qualified practitioners. Treatments include osteopathy, Pilates, homeopathy, acupuncture, allergy testing, hypnotherapy, reflexology, Malaysian massage.

Bath Royal United Hospital
Combe Park. Tel: 01225 428331. Web: www.ruh.nhs.uk • Bath’s main hospital. A&E unit and clinics.

Bath School of Shiatsu & Yoga
Tel: 01225 859209. Email: frank@bssy.co.uk Web: www.bssy.co.uk • Offering shiatsu and yoga all the way from drop-in yoga classes to keep you in fine fettle, to professional training in these areas to keep others likewise!

Bath Sports & Leisure Centre
North Parade Rd. Tel: 01225 486905/0845 456 2188. Web: www.aquaterra.org • Facilities include two swimming pools, badminton and squash courts, gym and fitness centre. Classes include boxercise, aqua aerobics, Pilates. Student discounts

Bath YMCA Health & Fitness Suite
International House, Broad St Place. Tel: 01225 325913. Web: www.bathymca.co.uk • Excellent value: £6 day pass for gym, with students paying £24.50 (not £29.50) monthly. State-of-the-art cardio gear includes resistance machines, cross-trainers, steps. Tae kwon do, hip-hop, street dance and body attack among numerous classes.

Chlamydia Testing
Tel: 0845 180 0050. Web: www.chlamydiascreening.nhs.uk • Aged 15-24? Ever had sex? The Avon NHS Chlamydia Screening Programme is free and completely confidential. The test doesn’t hurt and you don’t need to be examined.

Contraception & Sexual Health
Riverside Health Centre. Tel: 01225 474242/831593 • Confidential contraception and pregnancy advice.

Culverhay Sports Centre
Rush Hill. Tel: 01225 480882. Web: www.aquaterra.org • Open eves and weekends for badminton, five-a-side football, gym, swimming, water aerobics. Card-holding students swim and gym for £1.60/£2.60 respectively

Equipoise
4 Hetling Court. Tel: 01225 445027. Web: www.equipoisebath.co.uk • Holistic health practitioners and specialists in one-to-one training, corrective exercise, strength and conditioning coaching.

Fitness First
Basement, 5-10 St James St West, Odeon Complex. Tel: 0870 898 8112. Web: www.fitnessfirst.co.uk • All-singing, all-dancing complex with pool, sauna, steam room, physiotherapy, group exercises and the latest entertainment on all gym equipment. Students get 20% off annual membership, 10% off three-month membership

Green Gym
See Bristol listing.

Herbs for Health
1 Otago Terrace, Larkhall. Tel: 01225 427999. Web: www.herbsforhealth-bath.co.uk • Friendly advice from herbal medicine practitioners. Full dispensary and shop. Closed Thur. Reduced trainee prices for student sessions

Homeopathy Direct
18 Charles St. Tel: 01225 429427. Web: www.homeopathydirect.com • Homeopaths from NHS backgrounds offering a range of services aimed at making homeopathy more accessible.

Keynsham Leisure Centre
Temple St, Keynsham. Tel: 01225 395161 • Pool (25m) plus classes including circuits, spinning, yoga, zumba dance, tai chi, aerobics. Reduced student rates with leisure cards

Men’s Sexual Health
Tel: 01225 581951 (Bath), 01380 801951 (Devizes), 01722 421951 (Salisbury), 01793 250951 (Swindon). Web: www.banesmsh.org.uk (Bath and NE Somerset), www.wsmsh.org.uk (Wiltshire and Swindon) • Affiliated with the NHS, Men’s Sexual Health offer great advice for men of all ages about good sexual and general health, mental health and well-being. Check them out for such services as support, advice and guidance, face to face meetings, a sexual health clinic and free condoms and lube.

Off the Record
Tel: 01225 312481/0800 389 5551. Web: www.offtherecord-banes.co.uk • Freephone advice line and drop-in centre for young people.

Phase One
7-9 Comfortable Place. Tel: 01225 461463. Web: www.phase-one.co.uk • Two gyms: full cardio and free weights. Martial arts and aerobics classes, sauna, steam room. Students get half-price joining fee (£25) and £30 non-contractual monthly membership.

Space
7 Hayesfield Park. Tel: 01225 337030. Web: www.spacegym.co.uk • Facilities include cardio room, weights, fitness assessments, personalised eating plans. Resident sport massage therapist and sport nutritionist. Running club, circuit classes. Students save £12 monthly, paying £30 off-peak and £35 peak monthly.

The Studio
6-7 Trim St. Tel: 01225 758383. Web: www.thestudiobath.co.uk • Bath’s only women’s health club, for complete novices upwards. Fully equipped gym, Kick Start programmes, weight management, personal training. Street dance, salsa fit and pole-dancing classes. Membership and pay-as-you-go. Students pay £30 monthly (not £50).

University of Bath Sports Training Village
University of Bath, Claverton Down. Tel: 01225 383778/385003. Web: www.teambath.com
• Visible-from-space sports centre with 60 cardio machines, 50 weight-resistance machines, free weights, 18 tennis courts, two pools, two athletics tracks, jumping and throwing area, martial arts hall and much more. Classes include aerobics, yoga, Pilates, boxersize, spinning.
Non-University of Bath students get discounts of around 15%

Bristol

Action Indoor Sports
Bamfield, Whitchurch. Tel: 0117 903 1434. Web: www.actionsportuk.com • Massive sports centre: indoor cricket, badminton, beach volleyball, netball, football and workouts. Membership or pay-as-you-go.

Active8 Health & Fitness
30 Chandos Rd, Redland. Tel: 0117 974 1852. Web: www.active8hnf.co.uk • Personal trainers designing individual, holistic fitness programmes.

Bannatyne Health Club
80 Redland Rd. Tel: 0117 942 5805. Web: www.bannatynegroup.co.uk • Gym, aerobics/fitness studio, 20m pool, saunas, spas, steam rooms, etc, plus plenty of classes.

BodyWise
Filton College Sport Campus, New Rd, Stoke Gifford. Tel: 0117 919 2613. Web: www.thebodywisegym.co.uk • Extensive facilities for everyone, from keep-fit beginners to elite athletes, including altitude unit and 400m track. Student discount.

Bristol City Council Sport Services
Web: www.bristol-city.gov.uk/sport • One-stop website showcase for all Bristol City Council sports facilities and contacts.

Bristol Lawn Tennis & Squash Club
Redland Green. Tel: 0117 973 1139 • Five grass, four artificial and three hard tennis courts, squash courts, coaching, fully equipped gym, aerobics studio. Students get half-price full membership (£180) and joining fee (£50)

Bristol Marriott Royal Hotel
College Green. Tel: 0117 925 5100 • Gym, 15m pool, sauna, steam room, Jacuzzi and more. Students pay £38 peak membership monthly (not £55.)

Bristol Royal Infirmary
Marlborough St. Tel: 0117 923 0000 • Central NHS hospital with A&E unit and clinics.

Bristol School of Tai Chi Chuan
Tel: 0117 949 3955. Web: www.bristoltaichi.com • Expert tai chi tuition including popular outdoor sessions. Classes follow the academic year (roughly). Beginners can drop in for free tasters if there’s space

BS7 Sport & Fitness Club
Gloucestershire County Cricket Club, County Ground, Nevil Rd. Tel: 0117 910 8000. Web: www.glosccc.co.uk • Impressive facilities, in UWE student heartland. Two cardiovascular rooms, resistance room, two squash courts, tennis court, exercise studio for classes including boxercise, Pilates, body conditioning, circuits, yoga. Male and female saunas. Students pay £19 (not £29) monthly. All members get free cricket!

Carly Marie
Tel: 07779 215312. Email: saxcarly@hotmail.com • Positive breathing training by friendly teacher Carly Marie who’s also a virtuoso saxophonist. Get out of bad habits and into good ones – a breath of fresh air!

Carrefour Health & Beauty
15-29 Union St. Tel: 0117 933 8600. Web: www.carrefour.uk.com • Central student mecca with loads joining annually. Gym, free weights, Power-Plates, aerobics studio, spinning studio, steam room, sauna. Membership £24.99 monthly, min three months, can be frozen for six months. Student fave, with busy social side – bowling, charity events, Panache club nights, etc

Chlamydia Testing
See Bath listing.

City Yoga
16 Backfields Lane, Stokes Croft. Tel: 0117 924 4414. Web: www.bristolcityyoga.co.uk • Drop-in classes from beginner upwards. No membership fees. Student discounts.

Clifton College Sports Centre
Guthrie Rd, Clifton. Tel: 0117 315 7678. Web: www.cliftoncollegeuk.com • Extensive range of weights and cardio equipment in the gym, plus 25m pool, squash courts, badminton, tennis, numerous classes. Membership gives access to the college’s sports ground and workshop (see below).

Clifton College Sports Ground & Workshop
Abbots Leigh Rd. Tel: 0117 923 7780. Web: www.cliftoncollegeuk.com • Sports ground with fitness centre, indoor tennis, netball courts, Astroturf pitches. Membership gives access to the college’s sports centre (see above).

Clifton Physiotherapy
111 Pembroke Rd. Tel: 0117 970 6390. Web: www.cliftonphysio.co.uk • Sports-injury assessment and treatment. Student discount of over 20%

Clifton Practice
8-10 Whiteladies Rd, Clifton. BS8 1PD. Tel: 0117 973 3260. Web: www.thecliftonpractice.co.uk • Hypnotherapy specialists offering treatment for everything from quitting smoking to anger management.

Contraception & Sexual Health
Tower Hill, Bristol. Tel: 0117 927 6781 • Confidential contraception and pregnancy advice.

David Lloyd Leisure
Ashton Rd, Long Ashton. Tel: 0117 953 1010. Web: www.davidlloydleisure.co.uk • Spacious, well-equipped centre: 18 tennis courts, three squash courts, gym, four badminton courts, two aerobics studios, two pools, spa, sauna, etc. Lively social life. Injury treatment clinic.
Trial memberships available throughout year – one week/month, three months, etc

Easton Leisure Centre
Thrissel St, Easton. Tel: 0117 955 8840. Web: www.everyoneactive.com • Popular community leisure centre with pool plus Everyone Active gym with numerous pieces of equipment. Four badminton courts, classes including aerobics. Swim for £1.80 with £1 student SportsCard

Empire Sports Club
223 Newfoundland Rd. Tel: 0117 955 8478 • Training in Olympic lifting, body building and power lifting for the seriously muscular. Dumb-bell room, free weights, huge cardiovascular centre, rigorous circuit-training classes. Women only Tue & Thur, men only Mon, Wed & Fri (and Sun till 12.30pm). Phone for excellent annual membership and session rates

Frenchay Hospital
Frenchay Park Rd, Frenchay. Tel: 0117 970 1212.

Good Vibrations
22 Kellaway Ave, Redland. Tel: 0117 944 6650. Web: www.goodvibrationshq.co.uk • Exercise studio offering revolutionary vibration training (full body workout in 10 mins). No membership required. Free session available - call for details. Massage therapy including Thai massage plus reflexology.

Green Gym
Tel: 0117 929 1624. Web: www.btcv.org/avon • Contribute to conservation while getting a workout! Groups meet Tue at Hampton Row, Bath, Wed at Weston Woods, Weston-super-Mare, Thur at Three Brooks, Bradley Stoke, and Fri in Eastville Park, Bristol.

Horfield Leisure Centre
Dorian Rd, Horfield. Tel: 0117 903 1643. Web: www.everyoneactive.com • Facilities include competition pool, learning pool, massive health and fitness suite, badminton and squash courts. Activity programme includes yoga, Pilates, boxercise, etc. Pay-and-play or monthly/annual membership. Concessionary student SportsCard £1

James Ross Healthcare
21-22 Oxford St, Temple Quay. Tel: 0117 377 9265. Web: www.jamesrosshealthcare.co.uk
• Specialist sports and physiotherapy centre. Personal training, physiotherapy, Pilates, rehabilitation, massage therapy.

Juul and Payne
70 Alma Rd, Clifton. Tel: 0117 973 5929 Web: www.juulandpayne.co.uk • Independent optometrists offering free assessments to students suffering from visual stress.

Kingsdown Sports Centre
Portland St, Kingsdown. Tel: 0117 942 6582. Web: www.everyoneactive.com • Facilities include three squash courts, five badminton courts, sauna, steam room. Classes include martial arts, aerobics, body pump, table-tennis, boxercise. Best to book ahead for squash and badminton. Student discounts

Meningitis Trust
Tel: 0800 028 1828. Web: www.meningitis-trust.org • A 24hr helpline answered by trained nurses. Contact them or your university for symptom cards.

NHS Direct
Tel: 0845 4647. Web: www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk • A 24-hour confidential telephone service. Ring for health information and advice.

Nuffield Health, Fitness & Wellbeing
Old Maples Store Building, Pavilion, Queens Rd, Clifton. Tel: 0117 925 2538. Web: www.nuffieldhealth.com • Aerobics studios, gym, 20m pool, numerous classes. Student discounts.

Parker Sedgemore
Tel: 0117 967 3789 (Kingswood), 0117 956 9255 (Staple Hill). 0117 955 7625 (Easton), 0117 977 6202 (Brislington), 0117 950 1868 (Henbury), 01225 466110 (Bath) Web: www.opticians-bristol.com • Five outlets across Bristol and one in Bath for this friendly opticians.

ProFitness Personal Training
Reflections House, 26 Oakfield Rd, Clifton. Tel: 0117 973 9253. Web: www.profitnesspt.co.uk • Qualified instructors design personalised training programmes.

Redwood Hotel & Country Club
Redwood Lodge, Beggar Bush Lane, Failand. Tel: 0870 609 6144. Web: www.bespokehotels.com • Offers 100-plus pieces of gym equipment, two outdoor pools, one indoor, seven squash courts, five tennis courts, five badminton courts, saunas, steam rooms, over 80 classes weekly. Student membership £42 monthly.

Relaxation Centre
9 All Saints Rd, Clifton. Tel: 0117 970 6616. Web: www.relaxationcentre.co.uk • Facilities include Jacuzzi, hot tub, steam room, two saunas and a lounge. Indian head massage, reiki, reflexology, holistic massage and more. Student discounts Mon-Thur 10am-5.30pm

Riverside Leisure Club
Station Rd, Little Stoke. Tel: 01454 888666. Web: www.riversidesports.com • Gyms and aerobic studios, plus cardio theatre, spa, steam room, etc. Discounted student membership £37 monthly.

Sean Viera
Tel: 07850 715961 • World champion and third-degree black belt offering friendly, expert tuition in lau gar, kung fu, kickboxing.

Southmead Hospital
Southmead Rd. Tel: 0117 950 5050.

Southville Centre
Beauley Rd, Southville. Tel: 0117 923 1039. Web: www.southvillecentre.org.uk • Classes include yoga, circuit training, tai chi, Pilates, tae kwan do.

Spire Bristol
The Glen, Redland Hill. Tel: 0117 980 4000. Web: www.spirehealthcare.com/bristol • Leading private hospital.

Temple Gate Dojo
Herbert House, Lower Station Approach, Temple Meads. Tel: 0870 922 0037. Web: www.templegatedojo.org.uk • Expert aikido tuition.

University of Bristol Centre for Sport, Exercise & Health
Bristol University, Tyndalls Park, Clifton. Tel: 0117 928 8810. Web: www.bris.ac.uk/sport
• Impressive £5m centre packed with hi-tech facilities including gym, running track, highly trained instructors. Numerous classes (from body/pump/combat/sculpt to yoga) and treatments like sports massage, physiotherapy, osteopathic services. After induction course students pay £4 to use gym in holidays

Welsh Back Squash & Health Club
Welsh Back. Tel: 0117 937 8020. Web: www.welshback.co.uk • Full-on fitness emporium: squash, aerobics, low-impact aerobics, early-morning sessions. Specially equipped cardiovascular centre. Massage, personal training, squash coaching and a wicked gym. annual gold membership. Students pay £200 (not £450), monthly membership (contract) is £22.50 (not £45) while no-contract monthly is £34 (not £45). Substantial student discounts

Wing Chun Academy
Tel: 07841 904404. Web: www.wingchunacademy.co.uk • Wing chun taught in a progressive, open manner (classes and privately), suitable for all. Classes: Cotham Church Hall, Tue & Thu 7-9pm, £8 (£6 students).